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Sylwia

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Sylwia: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 2007–2019

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2007 to 2019, ranging from #2487 to #5876.200720082009201220172019#2487#5876
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2007#4294
2008#2487
2009#5556
2012#5876
2017#5765
2019#5591

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in every year from 1968 to 1996.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1968–2019 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1968

    First recorded at #476 among girls in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1968–1996

    Highest recorded position: #150 among girls in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1968–1996).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2019

    Most recently recorded at #5591 among girls in England and Wales, in 2019.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1968 to 2019. Highest recorded position: #150 in Norway in 1977.

Sylwia's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2019England and Walesfemale#55913HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#57653HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#58763HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#55563HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#24879HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#42944HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#5496HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#6544HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#31014HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#29516HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#23123HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#27918HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#18135HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#21128HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#21329HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#18236HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#21326HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#18033HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#19428HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#17532HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#20526HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#19229HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#19628HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#20126HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#18629HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#15040HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#21822HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#21922HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#27417HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#21822HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#37610HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#4258HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#4218HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#4287HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#4766HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#8763HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#7474HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Sylwia is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Sylwia, between 1968 and 2019, in 37 of those 52 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1968–199629#150 in 1977
England and Wales2007–20196#2487 in 2008
Republic of Ireland2013–20142#747 in 2013

Its high point came 36 years earlier in Norway (1977) than in Republic of Ireland (2013).

No registrar recorded it for 10 years after 1996; it appears again in 2007.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1968 to 2019. Highest recorded position: #150 in Norway in 1977. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.